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Michelozzo, the feisty architect

Michelozzo, the feisty architect The Italian Michelozzo di Bartolomeo Michelozzi (or Mick for friends) was born in Florence in 1396. He was considered one of the pioneers of the Renaissance and was favored by Cosimo de’ Medici himself. His most fruitful years as a sculptor and architect were indeed those spent in the service of...
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Overtourism in Dubrovnik

Overtourism in Dubrovnik As the new season gets going, it’s time to reflect on some of the challenges that the modern travel industry brings to cities like Dubrovnik. The ever-increasing tourist numbers can sometimes backfire, and that’s what’s already happened in certain places like Barcelona and Venice. The overwhelming pressure on these popular tourist destinations...
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City walls entrance fee going up again

City walls entrance fee going up again Historical beauty comes with a price. This is so true when it comes to the city walls of Dubrovnik. The latest announcement made by the management of the city walls was not met by much sympathy as it concerns the entrance fee, which in 2022 will go up...
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Top five churches in Dubrovnik

Top five churches in Dubrovnik The old Dubrovnik Republic had very good connections with the Popes, all of them, and we always wanted to demonstrate our loyalty to Catholicism. We did that by inviting powerful religious orders to the city, like the Franciscans, Dominicans, and Jesuits. There were so many churches in the Old town,...
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Vaš vodič u Dubrovniku

Vaš vodič u Dubrovniku Oduvijek ste htjeli posjetiti Dubrovnik? Sad je pravo vrijeme da ostvarite svoje želje i napokon doživite ovaj jedinstveni grad! Dubrovnik Local Guides je skupina profesionalnih turističkih vodiča koji uživaju u svom poslu – pripremili smo ture po našem gradu koje su po mnogočemu neobične. Razgled Dubrovnika s vodičem Našu turu po...
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Što posjetiti u Dubrovniku

Što posjetiti u Dubrovniku Dubrovnik nije samo Grad unutar zidina, no ipak je stara gradska jezgra ono što najviše privlači posjetitelje. Savjetujemo vam da odmah ujutro, poslije doručka, krenete u akciju i to tako da se popnete na zidine čim se otvore! Na taj način ćete moći uživati u prekrasnim pogledima na more i stare...
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